Germany beat France to reach Euro 2022 final against England

Thursday, 28 July 2022 06:45

By Reuters

Prolific striker Alexandra Popp scored twice as Germany beat France 2-1 in their Euro 2022 semi-final on Wednesday to set up a clash with hosts England in Sunday's final at Wembley.

The Germans, eight times European champions, will take on an England team on a high after their 4-0 thrashing of Sweden in Tuesday's other semi.

"We played an amazing game and threw everything in," said Popp, who has scored six goals in five games at the tournament after a lengthy spell of injury troubles.

"We are incredibly happy; nobody expected us (to do it). We're in the final at Wembley against England — it doesn't get any better than that."

"We earned our self-confidence in all the games. The team is just great; they have my back and are happy with me after my whole story of suffering," she added.

Popp fired Germany ahead in the 40th minute, sneaking in from the left to meet a fine cross from Svenja Huth and beat Pauline Peyraud-Magnin with a crisp finish.

It's 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🆚 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 in the final 🤩

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— UEFA Women's EURO (@WEURO2025) July 27, 2022

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